NICU Reunion

On Saturday afternoon, we attended the annual OPR NICU reunion at the park behind the hospital.  We had a nice time catching up with our friends that we met during Matty's stay in the NICU, as well as Dr Schooley and Dr Stapley.  Dr Stapley was in the delivery room when Matty was born, and he was the angel who was finally able to intubate him after a couple of failed attempts.  He kept us calm and somewhat sane during the long, dark days spent worrying in the hospital.  He would try to keep our spirits uplifted as we all went through terribly scary times.  The boys had fun running around with their buddies Marshall, Roman, and Sophia.  These 2008 grads have all come such a long way since their tiny beginnings.  We are all so proud of them!

The NICU is on the top floor of the building behind us.  Matty actually stayed in 2 of those rooms facing the park.  I used to stare out of those windows while spending hours in his rooms.